Sealife guideThe lane snapperLutjanus synagris
Taxonomy
- Common name: Lane snapper, whitewater snapper, silk snapper
- French name: Vivaneau gazou
- Spanish name: Pargo biajaiba
- Scientific name: Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Family name: Lutjanidae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Range
The lane snapper is found in the waters of the northwest Atlantic ocean as well as the Gulf of Mexico.
Did you know ?
The lane snapper is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The lane snapper appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2016 within the category Near Threatened !
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(Lutjanus kasmira)
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Whipper snapper
(Lutjanus jordani)
Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)
Gray snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
Mutton snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
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Midnight snapper
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Yellowtail snapper
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Sailfin snapper
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